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Bill and Mary went to the farmers market to buy fruit for their lunch at school next week. Bill bought 5 apples. Mary bought 2 apples and spent $1.86 for a container of blue berries. If they spent equal amount at the market, write and solve an equation that will determine the cost of one apple.

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2=1.86
5=x
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2x=17.29
divide both sides by 2
x=4.32 per apple
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